Then, several soldiers began to load gunpowder - the gunners of the Dengzhou Army used fixed charges, each package was one kilogram, and were loaded according to the range requirements. Then someone used the loading rod to tighten it, and there was a lot of knowledge in it.
If the gunpowder is too tight, it will smolder, making it impossible to ignite. You need to use a charging shovel to loosen it, but when loosening, the gunpowder may suddenly burn quickly.
These gunners were trained by the Portuguese, so their movements were very standardized. A soldier filled the gun barrel with a large bullet, wrapped it in a wooden red cloth and put it into his belly. Then he put in a bag of twelve
Then use a gun ruler to measure the total, and adjust the elevation angle of the artillery according to the range.
This method was already high-tech in the late Ming Dynasty - the Dengzhou Army was trained by the Portuguese, and ordinary Ming Army gunners had no idea that there were so many essentials to firing artillery.
Marin Xi was carrying cannonballs. A twelve-pound cannonball was not heavy, but it was still too heavy for him, who had only eaten pot water, crispy rice and other food for many days. He was holding back his energy to transport the cannonballs.
, suddenly someone kicked me hard on my butt, causing me to fall down and gnaw on the mud. The shell also rolled too far, and there was a burst of laughter around me.
Ma Linxi quickly got up and ran straight to the cannon without even daring to raise his head. This big cannon was very valuable. According to the cannon master, one cost several dollars.
It was not easy to move the cannonballs back - the rebel gunners did not allow the civilians to roll the cannonballs on the ground. It is said that they were afraid that the surface of the cannons would be worn and mixed with mud and sand. This was a taboo - Marin Creek was already a
His face was covered with white hair and sweat, and he was gasping for breath.
A little leader who was watching the civilian husband sneered and said lazily: "I eat very quickly, but I have no energy to move things. What a waste!" He said "brush" and pulled out his sword.
Ma Linxi was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. Several civilians around her also knelt down and begged for mercy.
Fortunately, the leader was just trying to scare the peasants. When he saw them all trembling with fear, he laughed a few times. When the peasants saw this, they quickly got up one by one and continued to carry the gunpowder.
Ma Linxi has been doing this job for more than ten days. He used to be a carpenter, carrying tools on his back to work in the countryside of Huang County. He repaired farm tools and built homes for others. He could also help when building houses. Although
Eating and sleeping in the open, earning a few hard-earned money, at least one person has enough to eat and the whole family is not hungry.
After the rebels came, the whole village was razed to the ground, and Marinxi had no choice but to "join" with the refugees. Because of this skill, he was transferred to the artillery team-the artillery team always needed repairs.
In the eyes of others, this Marin River already has great benefits: the first is that they can eat on time: whether the refugees in the team have food depends on luck and fists: the rebels only feed each team every day
The refugees had several baskets of black steamed buns made of unknown things, so that every day there were fights over eating, and several people died.
Although they worked more than cows and ate less than dogs in the artillery team - the rebels in the artillery team used them as slaves and livestock. Not only did they whip and bully them from time to time, but they would also drag them out and chop off their heads one by one if they were not careful.
.A few days ago, on the way to drag the artillery to Huang County, the cannon was stuck in the quagmire and the oxen could not use it. In order to urge the civilian workers to work hard, the artillery team's boss Qian chopped off the heads of several people in one go. He was so scared that Ma Linxi did it every night.
nightmare.
There is nothing left in Ma Linxi's mind now. Apart from mechanically following orders, he is trying every means to survive. As long as he can survive, he will do whatever is asked of him.
Seeing that the artillery positions were all set up, Ma Linxi and the other civilians in the artillery team were able to breathe for a moment. They were lying down or sitting one by one, their heavy breathing filled the air, but no one dared to speak - speaking would lead to death.
This is one of the lessons they learn these days.
Chief Qian of the artillery team had no intention of playing tricks on them again, so he ordered the gunners to nail the powder bags and burn the match ropes and fire cones red, just waiting for the order to fire.
On the coast here, the first group of refugees has been forced into formation by the rebels. Each group of refugees has fifty people. There are also three or four escort teams, all of which were recruited locally by the rebels.
The bandits were fierce and brave desperadoes. Most of them had no armor. They were all armed with swords and shields. They were held behind each group of refugees, specifically to drive them away and supervise the battle.
The guards and leaders of each team constantly encouraged the refugees:
"Break the stronghold and reward the entire army with wine and meat..."
"Kill the enemy soldiers, and you will be rewarded with a white bun and one tael of silver at the first level..."
"Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed on the spot!"
Ma Linxi knew that among the people who rushed into the first line, it would be good if only three or four of the hundred people could survive - he had seen too much these days. The rebels took the lives of the people and consumed the ammunition and arrows of the defenders.
The trenches were filled with corpses.
Fortunately, I have this skill and can still save my life.
While they were thinking wildly, suddenly there was a sound of gunfire in the air, and everyone was stunned. Ma Linxi looked up and saw a line of smoke rising from the sea, and a beautiful arc coming straight towards the sand embankment.
He was stunned for less than a second with his mouth wide open, and suddenly he jumped to the ground as if he understood, and crawled behind the mound using both hands and feet.
Almost at the same time, a cannonball fell from the sky and landed on the ice next to the artillery team. There was a loud bang.
The shattered shell fragments and ice edges flew in all directions, and the nearby rebels and refugees who had no time to escape screamed and fell to the ground covered in blood.
Then, more gunshots were heard from the ice and from the direction of the island's fortress. Under the clear blue sky, the shells trailing white smoke tracks pierced the air, whistling and falling towards the sand embankment.
Shells continued to fall around the six Hongyi cannons, and the deafening explosions came one after another. Thick smoke and fire still enveloped the entire artillery position.
Showing off his power, Mr. Qian, who always kills decisively and kills people like chickens, has been blown into more than a dozen pieces in the first bombardment. One of his arms fell on Ma Linxi's head, almost scaring him.
die.
God! This Xiangyong's cannon is so powerful! Just as Marin Xi's thoughts turned, a 68-pound spherical grenade dropped with a hiss and sparks, directly hitting the cart containing the gunpowder. In a flash of fire, several fully loaded carts
The gunpowder carriage was detonated at the same time, and the huge air wave lifted Marin Creek directly from the ground.
For a moment, Ma Linxi thought he was dead. He was completely out of breath and his eyesight turned black. It took him a while to recover. He felt like the world was spinning, his ears were buzzing, and he couldn't hear anything. He could only see black and red eyes.
It was scorching hot. After calming down, he saw Qian Erleng, a civilian who was with him, lying under a blown-up wheel, motionless, with blood all over his body. Qian Erleng had given him half a bowl of noodle soup before, and two
People can be regarded as friends in times of need. He quickly crawled over and pushed Qian Erlang, only to see Qian Erlang turned over and rolled down the sand embankment, leaving traces of blood scattered all over the ground.
His internal organs - only the half of his body above the chest was left, as if he had been cut in half by a big guillotine.
Marin Xi didn't know if he screamed, he couldn't hear anything. He only saw the vehicles, cannons and human corpses in front of him mixed with the soil being constantly lifted up, torn to pieces and then fell down. He let out a silent scream
, his head drilled hard into the earth.
Lu Yang was on the bridge of the Taishuang, using his binoculars to search in vain for the situation on the sand embankment - black smoke was billowing in the distance, and the shells fired from the surface battleships and the wicker-edged bastions had completely covered the target area.
He couldn't see the effect of the shelling at all from such a long distance.
However, based on the level of fire coverage, the rebel artillery battery that was completely exposed on the ground should no longer exist. He observed at least three gunpowder explosions through his telescope.
A "stop shooting" signal rocket was fired from Qimu Island.
"Stop shooting on all ships!" he ordered, walking quickly to the radio station, and sure enough, Chen Sigen was calling him.
"The artillery position has been eliminated. In five minutes, transfer firepower to area 2976. Use shrapnel!"
"In five minutes, transfer firepower to area 2976 and fire shrapnel shells!" Lu Yang repeated his instructions. The gunnery commander and several sergeants leaned over the work table, working intensively with slide rules and gauges.
In order to save calculation time and adapt to the very low-level artillery commanders, they adopted a numbered calibrated shooting mode. All areas around Qimu Island were numbered in squares, and each square had a specific firing table. To ensure that it could be fired in
Concentrate shooting on each area in the shortest time.
The 130mm cannon on the 901 gunboat was emitting plumes of white smoke. The gunners scrubbed the barrel of the gun as quickly as possible, quickly cleaning up the dregs after continuous firing, so that the gun body could cool down as quickly as possible.
Conical shrapnel and cylindrical silk medicine bags have been lifted to the deck by pulleys and are waiting to be loaded.
Chen Sigen put down the telescope: the sea breeze had blown away the gunpowder smoke in the distance. Although the burning gun carriage was still emitting billowing smoke, there was no longer a complete cannon or a living person visible through the telescope. The shells were covered with grenades.
The power was indeed astonishing. Now that the biggest threat had been eliminated, all that was left was the mob. He went down to the fort from the observation platform, and saw that the two navy's 68-pound carronade guns had returned to the horizontal position, and the gunners were quickly scrubbing the gun barrels.
The direct firing range of this kind of gun is very short: only fifty meters, but the shells fired are extremely powerful and have a strong damage effect on wooden ships. Chen Sigen has no warship target to use, so he used it as a mortar this time
The role of the gun.
When firing in a straight direction, the carronade's ballistic trajectory is similar to that of a mortar, and its range is naturally much longer. The 68-pound grenade fired continuously just now exerted considerable power - the power of high-density loaded black powder is far better than Chen Sigen's best estimate.
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A few more rounds of shrapnel will keep the enemy from being defeated.
"Load all artillery with shrapnel!" he issued the command. All the cannons on the wicker fort, including two 68-pound carronade cannons and four 24-pound smoothbore cannons, began to load this terrible shell.
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